Envelop-sealing device.



W.' E. BARTLE'TT & l. H. TRAYNE.

ENVELOP'SEALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLED ocT. 19, 1917.4

1,275,832. Patented Auf. 13, 1918.

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Tenu @am a may maar Bei `known that We, warmen. einen@ and JOHN HgTRArNafcitizensof thefUnlted States, residing, ``respectively at Lowell and,

Groton, in the county ofllliddlesexlvand Seite of Massachaseas, have invented *new* ,i and useful Improvements in liliivelop-Seal#" ing Devices, of "whichthe followlng "1s a" specificationm" L L This invention relates to i a devia" moistening theA adhesive `material upon i iiap of an envelopand for sealing the 'same after itis moistened.

The object ofthe inventionis to provide" a neat and compact device whereby the ad-` hesive material upon `the flap of an envelop 'may be` quicklynioistened and the saidflap sealed tothe body portion of the envelop, and to theseends the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed `out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l isa plan view of our implwed` envelop sealing device. r i i Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken on line 2 2 of Fig. i.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several viewsof the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 is `a receptaclefor liquid, 6 is a top for said receptacle, preferably corrugated` at y 7 and" provided `with perforations 8. A moistening pad 9 rests upon the top 6 and its opposite edges 10 project through slots 11 in said top and into the interior of the receptacle.

A folder bl de 12 extends upwardly freinI the rear ledge of the receptacle and `p`refer`` ably at an angle thereto, and upon this folder blade there `rests the front edge of a supporting table 13, the rear end ofsaid supe" porting table being provided `with legs 14;" adapted to rest upon the same stationary support that the receptacle` rests upon, The work supporting table 13 is-provided oeptacle 5 at 16 in order that the interior of the receptacle 5 may be replenishedwith water'when desired. l l

-i The general operation` of the device as" Y i iinnvinnorasEALINGDEWCE.iam l i l z al the; flap 18A extended" and with the" adhesive i ina'terial fonl "the flap contacting "with the illlustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 2. r Havlng thus described our invention, what vveclaini` and desireby `Letters Patent to se` 1, envelop sealing combination, a receptac e forliquid, a perforated top for @said receptacle, a pad ein` eminem ofeaerfraenr .Pat@aminag.` 13,1918i appli-canali aiaiotber iaieiaf snarniia'en 1* W pasa-lian; Sinterama in rig. a, wah

sition illustrated in dotted lines, Fig.:`,2,i and lded underthe body portion of the envelop tlier""""1notion` of the envelop` backwardly brings fsaid envelop and `the flap `thereof `upon thetable 113 andthe envelop is then presseddownso as to bring the moistened i adhesive material upon the fiap `in coni tactwith the `body `portion of the envelop. Ityis then rubbed slightly to more perfectly bring the flap into contact with the body portion ofthe envelop andthe envelop 'is thus sealed.`

When it is desired to `packthe device into folder blade 12l causes l the" s`aid"flap`""tobe l "stratedfirildotted lines, "Figi" 2."` fursmall compass, in` order that "the sanfle` may l beshipped or forany other reason, the table connecting the y ears `15 from` the folder f `blade l2 and placing the sannein the position cure is: p

device having, `in

"13 isdetached fronr the receptacle by dis` tending across said perforated top `and prol said receptacle, a folder blade extending `jecting therethrough into the interior of y l upwardly along one edge of said receptacle and projecting downwardly through said top into" the interior thereof and a folder `blade extending upwardly from said recepwith ears 15 which extend over and contact y f with the folder blade 12. Y

The cover 6 ispreferably hinged to there-l" tacle adjacent one edge of said pad.

l 3. envelop `sealing device having, in

combination, areceptacle for liquid, a pad `extending over the `top of said receptacle and projectingldownwardly `through said adjacent oneedge of said pad and an enextending over the top of sa-difeepta'c'le;

and projecting downwardly through said top nto' lthe' .neron`` thereof7` a folder blade extending upwardly from 5said A reoeptaele adjacent one edge of Said pad,V an lenvelop .supporting tablerdeteehably feteed bQ-Sad edge{thereefsair-exime?. Seid; Ped endflle'gS projeetngUv, ninwandly ggfrom. fold .blade @mdf-@dented .folretaluzeh lef/et horizontal lnoistening pad Aextending over the'top of sald receptacle and arranged to l be lneetened by, tllflqukn Se'ideptede ;=a..n. stationary folder blade extending up- Wardly from the rear Side of said receptacle landet, an acute angle thereto and a horizontal envelop supporting table extending from theS-upperfedge of said folder ,blade away fronrsaid pad.A

""lrtestinlony' whereof We have hereunto Set our hands inpresenceof two sub'selkjhing virneee. i d

fVALTER/E., BARTLETT., l JQlvlN#ILDRfhYslVll V f -limesse'sf `1 Y AMES @www 1 Simile E- ,TFT-.Yj y' lvgcents weaevh, bladdressing the Commissioner ofi'atent,

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